Rheumatology

People with all forms of vasculitis are evaluated for diagnosis and management of these complex diseases in the Vasculitis Clinic. Many adults and children benefit from a multidisciplinary evaluation in the Gonda Vascular Center, where rheumatologists work closely with other specialists, including experts in vascular medicine, vascular surgery, and diagnostic and interventional radiology.

The experts of the Vasculitis Clinic conduct research into the cause and treatment of vasculitis and related conditions. Research areas of interest include: clinical epidemiology of vasculitic conditions, biomarkers for various forms of vasculitis, clinical trials for large vessel vasculitis, biomarkers and treatment trials for retroperitoneal fibrosis. The clinic is a participating center in the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium.

Conditions treated

People find help at the Vasculitis Clinic for a wide range of vascular conditions, including:

• Aortitis
• Central nervous system vasculitis
• Churg-Strauss syndrome
• Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis
• Giant cell arteritis
• Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
• Henoch-Schonlein purpura
• Leukocytoclastic vasculitis
• Microscopic polyangiitis
• Periaortitis
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Retroperitoneal fibrosis
• Rheumatoid vasculitis
• Takayasu's arteritis

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